Pocket-golf game



Oct. 9, 1928.

M. ALLAND POCKET GOLF GAME Filed Jan. 1o, l19223 Vi o Patented @et 9, 1923.

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STATES PATENT orifice.

MAURCE ALLND, OF ATLANTIC CITY; NEW JERSEY.

f Posner-Goin GAME. y

Application filed January 10,1928. Serial No. 245,673. i

The object of the invention is to provide an improved gaine which resembles the well-k lrnown game or golf in that `ball, is -maiiually propellei into a hole, and it is the general obgect or the gaine to the ball into the hole in single strolei possibleor in as iew more strokes as may become necessary.

Another object is to so construct the device that'a simple andeicient means for keeping the score is incorporated as a unitary part ont the same, and so arranged thatv it does not interfere even to the slightest degree with the manipulation oi' the article vwhen the game is being played.

Still another object is to provide in a device of this character a propelling means,

which becomes automatically reset'when the device as a unit is tipped upwardly into the position in which the ball, havingbeenplayed and having entered a pocket other than the hole igor which it was intended, is returned by gravity towards the original playing position.

A further object is to construct a .device of this character so asto comprise a cylinf drical casing with a transparent closure for one end or, tace thereof, a closure tor the opposite tace or bottoni ot said casing which may comprise a mirror, anda false bottomk upon which the plays are madel and which is cut away at one point, so as to form a pocket lof which said second closure forms the bottom. b

With these and other objects iii mind, the presentinvention comprises yfurther details of construction and operationsuch as are fully broiight out in the following description, when read in conyunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Figflvis a vertical diainetrical section oit one embodinient ot the invention taken on the line 1-'1- `resemble the grass of ai'putting green.

but of smaller din'iensionsgrFig. 3 is a. Fig. l is anv tom wall or closure 5, ywhichfif desired, may

comprise a mirror, picture, Aor the. like. y

TNithin saidcasi'ng'there is positioned a lcylindrical member 6, one end of which is closedl 'by a bottom '7, ywhicli,` however, t0-

1 gether with 'themarginal portion-of said lastnamed.portion,` .is cut away through a given region to provideat pocket 9, while the bottom. 7l is also provided.y with an aperture 10 which `represents thejusual hole-ina'putting green ot a golf course'. Thel'pocket 9 is provided with a suitable lining -11 upon the normally upper or inner surface of the second closure '5 and the bottom 7 which represents the usual putting green, is covered by any suitable layer 12 ol' 'crepe paper, plush, or other material which will on asinall scale VDiametrically opposite to the pocket 9 the inner cylindrical member 6 is provided with an aperture 13 which extends 'radially outwardly and opens into a l'reyway or the like 14, in which is positioned the disci-like flangev 15 Vof the projecting mechanism shown in Figs. and 6. This mechanism further comprises a cylindrical'body p'ortion'l to which the flange is integrally connected, and in the opposite direction with a lreduced yend portion; 17 adapted to receive and swedged to receive andl retain thereon ya washer or collar 18. x l. Y l

The body portion 16^is also providedv with an enlarged boreV 19, extending axially inwardly from one end and normally inialignment and communicating with the aperture 13m the memberv 6, said borethence merging into a second bore 20 ot' reduced diameter,

adapted to receive Yi'n-slidab'le engagementk a y -shank21, which is VprovidedwithV a. head 22 movablewithin theenlargedpbore 19and also upon its opposite end with a removable actuating knob or head 23.V y Y 3 ,l Surrounding the body 16 ot said actuating mechanism is a plurality oftyrotatable discs 241, upon the periphery of each of'r which there are formed in any suitable manner numerals or other indicia for the purpose ofA `keeping the score. If desired, a third row tatable disc`25 mayy also surround and move with respect to said propelling ,mechanism and may bear letters or other indicia for identifying the several persons using the de- Vice, that is, playing the game.

Witha construction such as thus described,

the device as shown in Fig. l is tilted upwardly so that the ball 26 within said casing rolls by gravity towards and extends slightly into the aperture 13, thel propelling` member 2l being moved by gravityV into the position shown with the head 22 withdrawn to the innermost limit ot the bore 19. The operating head or knob 23 is touched or struck sharply by the finger ot a `player so that the head 22 strikes the ball 26 with the idea ot propelling the latterinto the hole 10 in a single strokeit possible. lt the ball instead of entering said hole rolls short, the device is tilted so that the ball returns to the aperture and seat 13 and the propelling member returns to its outer position. YUpon striking the propelling vmechanismV again, the ball may pass beyondthe hole l() and enter the pocket 9, in which case the device is tilted even l'urther than previously so that by gravity or a slight tap upon the glass or similar closure 3, the ball is dislodged trom the pocket 9 and returned by gravity to said seat and the propelling mechanism automatically returned by gravity to its initial position.

l As a given player, represented tor instance by A on the disc 25, plays the game, he may requiretwelve strokes before he is able to get' the ball into the hole. rlhe object thereafter is for each succeeding player to reduce it possible the number ot strokes necessary to hole the ball. rlhus, it player B is unable to 'reduce vthe number ot strokes, As score of twelve remains,lbut it C is finally able to hole the ball is eight strokes, for instance, the disc 25 is rotated so as to bring @uppermost and with his score of O8 shown upon the discs 24 opposite his letter. v Y The toregoin g method oit' playing the gam is one way in which the device may. be used, but it will be readily understood that different persons will have different ways in which they may` desire to carry out the same, although in each instance the actuation ot' the propelling mechanism and the'game as a whole will'be the saine. l i

Having thus described my invention,`wliat I claim and desire to p rotect by Letters Patent of the United States is y l. A game, comprising a casing having a bottom provided with a recess, and provided r necesa? o l at one side with an aperture seat, a casing for a propelling member secured to said tirst bottom, an aperture in a wall of said casing to provide a seat tor aball, andV propelling means to actuate said ball towards said remissed. A. Y

3. A game, comprising a casing having a transparent closure on one end, a closure tor the opposite end, a false bottom having a recess and cut away atone point to provide a pocket having said second closure as a bottom, an aperture in a wall of said casing to provide a seat rtor a ball, a second casing, means to secure said last-named casing to said lirst casing, and reciprocatory propelling i ieans siidably mounted in said second casing and operative when manually impelled to move a ball from said seattowards said recess.

il. A game, comprising a casing having a transparent closure on one end, a closure-tor the opposite end, a false bottom having a recess and cut away at one point to provide a pocket having said second closure as a bottom, an aperture in a wall oit said casing to provide a seat for a ball, apsecond casing, means to secure said last-named casing to said irst casing, reciprocatory propelling means slidably ino-tinted in said second casing and operative when manually impelled to move a ball from said seat towards said recess, and

discs bearing indicia Vand rotatably carried by said second casing, to indicate the number ot movements of said propelling means necessary to place the ball in the said recess.

ln testimony whereof I have atlixed my sionature. y

Y MAURICE ALLAND.

cess and into said pocket it said recess is 

